Tenthy Tribute to Ethiopia's Fallen Sons
A tribute memory piece honors two Ethiopian sons who died in conflicts described as a great struggle. The text memorializes their sacrifice and frames the deaths within a national or communal effort.
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Newspaper
The Colored American
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1865
Page
4
A tribute memory piece honors two Ethiopian sons who died in conflicts described as a great struggle. The text memorializes their sacrifice and frames the deaths within a national or communal effort.
A wartime poem honors Ethiopian soldiers who died in battle, praising their sacrifice and victory. It envisions Europe Asia and Africa acknowledging their courage, while Peace and Columbia symbolize global unity and freedom spreading across lands. The verse pledges eternal remembrance for the valiant few who fought.
A handwritten note praises pumpkin as an excellent substitute in mince pies. It also shares recipes for apple sauce pie filling, rye cakes, and a cologne salt remedy for neuralgia. The piece warns on wheat pests and provides pickle preservation guidance for pork and beef.
A Southern Watchman column shares hog feeding advice using poke roots boiled into mush with corn meal, plus an oyster soup recipe with milk and spices. It also reports curiosities about an old Washington bean eater, a Springfield miner’s nail in quartz, cholera prescriptions, a smuggling scheme with whiskey-filled tins, and postwar pauper and orphan aid plans.
A humorous excerpt features an old lady hosting travelers who bless the meal and a niece who laments not being a good match. It also includes a spoof of Poe and a comic verse about a cat named Thomas Cat, Esq, ending with a wary escape from an ominous door.
Provisional Governor T James Johnson calls for county volunteer companies to aid civil authorities in enforcing laws and suppressing violence. Units act under civil officers, with warrants for searches and military supervision under U.S. District command, to be tried by U.S. Army rules. Milledgeville November 21, 1865.
Colonel B Whittlesey issues directives to all Bureau officers agents and Freedmen teachers in Bavelia North Carolina dated November 10 1865. They must publish instructions urging freedmen to seek immediate self support through employment noting that government aid may be withdrawn and that no further rations will be issued to refugees or freedmen who refuse work.
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